MBA + Master of Public Health Dual Degree

Graduates will be equipped to work in a variety of public interest arenas, commercial or industrial employment, hospitals or insurance settings, or in universities.

Graduates will be prepared to:

• Manage and administer public health or health care organizations and agencies;
• Assess the methodology, execution, analysis and conclusions of scientific studies;
• Use empirical data to analyze the efficacy and feasibility of health policies and health care management decisions;
• Consult with organizations and agencies on best practices for management and administration in public health or health care settings.

Dual Admission

Applicants must complete the application process for each of the programs, MBA and MPH, separately, and MUST meet the requirements for each program. The student must indicate that he or she is applying for admission to the MBA/MPH dual degree program on the application.

• The admission requirements for the MPH program can be found on the UNMC College of Public Health – Master of Public Health website.
• View the admission requirements for the MBA program

Applications are evaluated by each degree program in separate admissions processes. It is possible that an applicant will be admitted to one program and not the other. In this case the applicant can matriculate into the accepted program, but not participate in the dual degree option.

Program Structure (63 Credit Hours)

The degree requirements for the dual MBA and MPH program include the completion of a minimum of 63 semester hours of graduate credit beyond MBA foundation courses identified at the time of admission.

MBA Core Courses (22 Credit Hours)

MPH Core Courses (15 Credit Hours)